Trolley-wire bracket.



N0. 692,68l. Patented Feb. 4, 1902.

S. LEONARD.

TBOLLEY WIRE BRACKET.

(Application fil ed July 8, 1901.1

(No Model.)

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SAMUEL LEONARD, OF HOLLIDAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO WILLIAM A. LOUDON, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TROLLEY-WIRE BRACKET.

sPncIFIcATIoNrormin part of Letters Patent No. 692,681, dated February 4,1902.

Application filed July 8, 1901. Serial No. 67,490. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LEoNARD,a citizen of the United States,residin g at Hollidaysburg, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Wire Brackets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to trolley wire brackets.

The object of the invention is to provide simple, durable, and inexpensive means for firmly and securely attaching the trolley-wire arm to the supporting pole. or post, whereby it will be braced against lateral as well as vertical strain.

With this and other objects in view the ino vention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,which'will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 3 v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is 2. side elevationof the upper end of a trolleyline post, illustrating the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the yoke or saddle.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the post, and 2 the bracket-arm. The inner end of the bracketarm is forked or bifurcated in form, so as to embrace the opposite sides of the post, and is formed with eyes, through which extends 3 5 a bolt 3.

4 denotes diagonal braces having eyes 5 at their opposite ends. The lower ends of these diagonal braces are arranged on opposite sides of the pole or post and are con- 0 nected thereto by a through-bolt 9. A contracted yoke or saddle 10 embraces the outer end of the bracket-arm and is provided with eyes 11, which register with the eyes at the upper ends of the braces, and'through these sets of eyes is inserted a bolt 13, which securely clamps the upper ends of the braces to the hanger-arm.

From the foregoing description the construction, operation, and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation. It is evident that an arm thus supported will possess a maximum degree of strength, as it is thoroughly braced against lateral as well as vertical movement, and this bracing or con advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a post,of a bracketarm secured thereto, braces connected to the opposite sides of the post, and a saddle or yoke connecting the upper ends of the braces with the bracket-arm, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a pole or post, of a bracket-arm having a bifurcated inner end formed with eyes, a bolt passed through the eyes of the bracket-arm and through the post, diagonally-arranged braces having eyes at their ends, a bolt passed through the eyes at the lowermost ends of said braces and through the post, a saddle or yoke straddling the outer ends of the bracket-arm and provided with eyes which register with the eyes at the upper ends of the braces, and a bolt passed through the registering eyesof the saddle or yoke and those at the upper ends of the braces,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL LEONARD.

Witnesses:

O. G. EMSWILER, CHARLES J. MOCULLOUGH. 

